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Freewheeling / Re: Pilgrimage Symposium, 17/Apr/24, London
« Last post by ElyDave on Today at 09:05:03 pm »
Quote from: Kim on Yesterday at 10:50:08 pm
Quote from: Cudzoziemiec on Yesterday at 02:13:00 pm
It actually made me think of one of my own favourite (much shorter) rides, which includes a short but steep hill just outside Gloucester. Heading back south, you crest the hill and get your first view of the city, which is dead flat (as well as obviously much, much smaller than London) and I'm still struck how, in 2024, the tallest building is still the cathedral.

That may be a deliberate planning thing, like in that Canterbury that they have now, where the Arch Bish has some sort of veto over large erections and anagrams of "fuck".

I don't think its in any way an accident that Ely Cathedral is on the only 'ill for miles around.  It does come in dead handy though when trying to get your bearings
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Further and Faster / Re: New bike for Audax from Halfords.
« Last post by quixoticgeek on Today at 08:29:25 pm »


The three areas to focus on, imho, are:

- Contacts points: hands, feet, arse. If you're not comfortable on the bike, you won't enjoy going very far
 Make sure you're comfortable. Bar ends? Bar grips? Good saddle?

- Tyres - swapping to something like conti gp 5k can give you a good speed boost for not much money. Get the largest size that will fit your rims. Ideally the 32mm ones.

- Navigation: being on route is faster than being off route. Having good navigation device (I like the wahoo element bolt) can be he difference between finishing, and spending the day riding in the wrong direction. On one ride I picked up 3 other riders who all had nav failures and guided them home.

J
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The Pub / Re: Tune Association II - Son of Tune Association
« Last post by Mr Larrington on Today at 08:05:02 pm »
Umleitung ~ Teh QUO
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Racing / Re: RATN 2024.
« Last post by quixoticgeek on Today at 07:56:33 pm »


https://dotwatcher.cc/race/race-around-the-netherlands-2024

Race preview is up.

J
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Where The Wild Things Are / Re: What is your pet doing right now?*
« Last post by Mrs Pingu on Today at 07:53:25 pm »
That stuff looks quite new, bloody expensive too by the looks of it (compared to insulin)
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The Pub / Re: Tune Association II - Son of Tune Association
« Last post by CAMRAMan on Today at 07:53:01 pm »
Take the Long Way Home - Supertramp
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The Pub / Re: Tune Association II - Son of Tune Association
« Last post by IanDG on Today at 07:49:43 pm »
Classic Northern Diversions - Jackie Leven
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The Pub / Re: Tune Association II - Son of Tune Association
« Last post by Woofage on Today at 07:45:51 pm »
Life in a Northern Town - The Dream Academy
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Where The Wild Things Are / Re: What is your pet doing right now?*
« Last post by Flite on Today at 07:41:20 pm »
Phew - Relief all round
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The Pub / Re: Tune Association II - Son of Tune Association
« Last post by CAMRAMan on Today at 07:36:18 pm »
Rotterdam - The Beautiful South
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